Neurology
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My Lab Uses Ultrasound to Stimulate Unconscious Patients
Ultrasound can be a neuromodulator—to increase or decrease the likelihood that neurons will fire. Exactly how this works remains unclear, but it likely results from the physical “shaking” of neurons.Illustration by Jackie Niam / Shutterstock Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . A few years ago, at Ronald Reagan UCLA […] -
The Woman Who Got Lost at Home
A developmental disorder promises a new window onto the brain’s secrets. -
A Vaccine for Depression?
Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness. -
Caitlyn Jenner and Our Cognitive Dissonance
While biology shows us gender can be fluid, our brains struggle to see it that way. -
Here’s Why Your Brain Seems Mostly Dormant
The brilliant compromise between efficiency and ability in your head.
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Can Science Tell Us What Beauty Is?
Neuroscientist Anjan Chatterjee takes us into the neurology of creativity.
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This Is Your Brain on Silence
Contrary to popular belief, peace and quiet is all about the noise in your head.
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Ingenious: Robert Sapolsky
The primatologist and neurologist talks turbulence—teens, stress, and the information age.
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Dude, Where’s My Frontal Cortex?
There’s a method to the madness of the teenage brain. -
Michio Kaku Explains Consciousness for You
The gregarious physicist gets inside our brains. -
Picasso and Einstein Got the Picture
Breakthroughs in science and art begin with an image. -
Building the Perfect Painkiller
Inside the quest to conquer addictive drugs. -
Ants Swarm Like Brains Think
A neuroscientist studies ant colonies to understand feedback in the brain.